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cygnet

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cyg·net  (sgnt)
n.
A young swan.

[Middle English cignet, from Anglo-Norman, diminutive of Old French cygne, swan, from Latin cygnus, from Greek kuknos.]

cygnet [ˈsɪgnɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a young swan
[C15 sygnett, from Old French cygne swan, from Latin cygnus, from Greek kuknos]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cygnet - a young swancygnet - a young swan                        
young bird - a bird that is still young
swan - stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
Translations
cygnet [ˈsɪgnɪt] Npollo m de cisne

cygnet [ˈsɪgnɪt] njeune cygne m

cygnet
nSchwanjunge(s) nt

cygnet [ˈsɪgnɪt] ncigno giovane

cygnet
n cygnet [ˈsignit]
a young swan a swan with three cygnets. jong swaan فَرْخ التَّم أو الأوز العِراقي лебедче labutí mládě svaneunge das Schwanenküken νεογνό κύκνου pollo de cisne luigepoeg جوجه قو nuori joutsen jeune cygne בָּרְבּוּר צָעִיר हंसशावक‍ mali labud fiatal hattyú anak angsa álftarungi cigno giovane 白鳥のひな 어린 백조 gulbiukas jauns gulbis anak angsa jonge zwaan svaneunge łabędziątko cisne pui de lebădă молодой лебедь labutie mláďa mladi labod mladunče labuda svanunge ลูกหงส์ kuğu yavrusu 小天鵝 молодий лебідь هنس كا بچ‍ہ con thiên nga non


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Here and there a cygnet is reared uneasily among the ducklings in the brown pond, and never finds the living stream in fellowship with its own oary-footed kind.
 
 
 
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